Ben Askren Told He’ll Face the Same Fate Again, After Claiming He’d Say Yes if Dana White Offered Jorge Masvidal at UFC 300

Ben Askren has recently been in the news after the former UFC fighter showed interest in fighting Jorge Masvidal. The 39-year-old even considered coming out of retirement if given the opportunity to fight Masvidal at UFC 300. The talks of a rematch have drawn some interesting reactions from the fans.

Masvidal announced his retirement from the sport last year after losing four consecutive fights. However, Monday’s latest tweet, “Not Retired,” hinted a comeback for ‘Gamebred.’ Let us look at what the fans say about Askren and his desire to fight Masvidal. 

Fans willing to “give a knee” to watch the fight 

Masvidal announced his retirement from the sport in 2023, and he last fought Gilbert Burns at UFC 287. The 39-year-old lost the fight via decision and decided to hang up his gloves. He not only lost the fight against ‘Durinho’ but could not win his battles against Kamaru Usman twice for the welterweight title, and also lost his grudge match against Colby Covington. However, the former title challenger might be set to return and has reportedly resumed his training. 

One of Masvidal’s biggest rivals, Ben Askren, recently took to Instagram and hinted at a comeback if given a fight against Jorge Masvidal. The pair had fought back in 2019  at UFC 239 after a heated build-up. Their fight still holds the record for the fastest UFC knockout after ‘Gamebred’ flattened Askren with a flying knee just five seconds into the fight. The pair have been at loggerheads since then.

With all the rematch chatter going around, the fans also shared their opinions regarding the fight. Let us take a look at some comments below: 

One user seemed disinterested in watching the rematch:

‘No one wants to see this my man. ‘

Another fan seemed very confident of the fight being a success:

‘Let’s not act like this wouldn’t bring loads of views. It 100% would.’

One user seemed very confident of the result and commented:

‘Same thing is going to happen again ‘

Another fan had some words of advice for Masvidal:

‘Knee him again Jorge lol..’

One user seemed to be upset with Masvidal:

‘This is the only fight Jorge wants. Only fight that will make him look good haha’

Let us take a look at some more comments:

‘I’d give a knee to see that ‘

‘I love to see that. Make it happen’

The fans have given a mixed reaction regarding the possible rematch. However, what happened when both the fighters met inside the Octagon for the first time? 

Askren-Masvidal rivalry: the story so far

Ben Askren faced ‘ Gamebred’ for the first time at UFC 239 in a much-awaited welterweight clash. In one of the most memorable UFC moments, Askren suffered a defeat in the first five seconds of the match. Masvidal landed a flying knee on Askren and knocked him out, setting the record for the fastest knockout in UFC history. The 39-year-old featured in just one more fight (a loss against Demian Maia) before announcing his retirement from the sport.

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Masvidal, on the other hand, went on to win the BMF title in November of that year, headlining Madison Square Garden. Later, he featured in four more fights, including two title fights, but failed to win any of them. Feeling he may have lost a footing, the Cuban star announced his retirement in his hometown of Miami at UFC 287. With Masvidal seemingly announcing his return, will we see a rematch between the two? Let us know in the comments below.

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